Sharing+and+Developing+Best+Practices+(8-26)

Elementary T3A year 1 Sharing and Developing Best Practices August 26th, 2010 4:30-6 :30

__Housekeeping__
 * Sign in, take a name tag,
 * find a spot at the colored table that matches your name tag, get comfortable this will be where you are working from today

__Ice Breaker__  Conversation starter- getting to know you

__Delicious Accounts__
 * Adding to network
 * Firefox trick for filling in notes field
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">See wiki for usernames
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Making tag bundles

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__Sharpoint tips/tricks__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Making folders
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Setting up alerts
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Upoloading multiple files
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use with Mozilla when out of district

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> __**How to find Smartboard files already created:**__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__SMART Technologies Education Website__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Search for SMART Notebook lessons to use in your classroom on the SMART Techologies website. You can search by subject area or grade level.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__SMART Board Lesson Search Engine__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Just type in a keyword and this search engine will search many different sites to help you find pre-made SMART Notebook files.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Center School District SMART Board Templates__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Lee's Summit SMART Board Resources__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Lee's Summit School District has put together a great list of SMART Board resources. Check it out!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Work time with your district PLC Use this time to share some of the activities you have done in your classrooms. Divide up the work load in your team and agree to post to sharepoint by a certain date. Many hands makes less work.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> __**Closing:**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> T3 information sheets Set up PD visits for October Flip cameras <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Next Meeting:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Becoming a SMART Ideas Smartie! (Sept. 7th 1:00-4:00 Board Room)